Arnhold, Henry H. (39282127)

Henry H. Arnhold
Personal details
Birth name	Heinrich
Born	1921 Dresden as Heinrich H. Arnhold
Died	2018
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	39282127
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section	5A
Enlisted	Los Angeles, California

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Henry H. Arnhold (1921–2018) was a Ritchie Boy (born Heinrich; from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 10.

Biography

On 11 June 1943, he was naturalized as U. Arnhold (also known as Heinrich; 1921–2018) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 10. A member of a German Jewish banking family that escaped Nazi persecution, he later re-established the family business in the United States and helped rebuild Dresden after the fall of the Iron Curtain. He died on 23 August 2018 at his home in Manhattan.

Research notes

• Limited service
• instructor
• Banking Family

Gallery

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	97
Nara ASN	39282127
Nara Name	ARNHOLD YENRY H/ / /
Nara State	91
Nara County	37
Nara POE	9141
Nara DOE	80243
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	BI
Nara Branch Code	0
Branch	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment	5
Term of enlistment	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date	0
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	N1
Nara Year of Birth	21
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	4
Nara Civilian Occupation	993
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	68
Nara Weight (lbs)	144
Class_ASN	39282127
Class_Name	ARNHOLD, Heinrich H.
match_method	pass2_asn_last
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 15 September 1921 in Dresden as Heinrich H. Arnhold.
• 11 June 1943 — Naturalized as U.
• 8 February 1943 — Enlisted in Army at Los Angeles as Pvt (ASN: 39282127).
• 24 September 1944 — Assigned to Faculty - Section V (Enemy Armies - German).

Sources

• Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
• Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-11-23 (1 post)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Henry H. Arnhold for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Arnhold, Henry H. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HENRY H. ARNHOLD.doc)